Luke 10:20

10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that ¹  the spirits submit to you, but rejoice ²  that your names stand written ³  in heaven.”

Luke 12:33

12:33 Sell your possessions ⁴  and give to the poor. ⁵  Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven ⁶  that never decreases, ⁷  where no thief approaches and no moth ⁸  destroys.

Luke 18:22

18:22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have ⁹  and give the money ¹⁰  to the poor, ¹¹  and you will have treasure ¹²  in heaven. Then ¹³  come, follow me.”

[10:20]  ¹ tn Grk “do not rejoice in this, that.” This is awkward in contemporary English and has been simplified to “do not rejoice that.”

[10:20]  ² tn The verb here is a present imperative, so the call is to an attitude of rejoicing.

[10:20]  ³ tn The verb here, a perfect tense, stresses a present reality of that which was a completed action, that is, their names were etched in the heavenly stone, as it were.

[12:33]  ⁴ sn The call to sell your possessions is a call to a lack of attachment to the earth and a generosity as a result.

[12:33]  ⁵ tn Grk “give alms,” but this term is not in common use today.

[12:33]  ⁶ tn Grk “in the heavens.”

[12:33]  ⁷ tn Or “an unfailing treasure in heaven,” or “an inexhaustible treasure in heaven.”

[12:33]  ⁸ tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.

[18:22]  ⁷ sn See Luke 14:33.

[18:22]  ⁸ tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[18:22]  ⁹ sn See Luke 1:50-53; 6:20-23; 14:12-14.

[18:22]  ¹⁰ sn The call for sacrifice comes with a promise of eternal reward: …you will have treasure in heaven. Jesus’ call is a test to see how responsive the man is to God’s direction through him. Will he walk the path God’s agent calls him to walk? For a rich person who got it right, see Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10.

[18:22]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the conversation.